Richard R. Gans
President & Shareholder
Richard R. Gans
Rated by Super Lawyers
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Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Taxation
- Nonprofit Organization
- Business Organization
Certifications
- Board Certified as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, The Florida Bar, 1997
Bar and Court Admissions
- Washington, 1988
- Florida, 1994
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- LL.M. in Taxation - 1992
- University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
- J.D. - 1988
- Washington Law Review, Co-Editor-in-Chief
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- M.A. - 1985
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- B.A. - 1980
Published Works
- IRA And Qualified Plan Benefits in Asset Protection In Florida, a volume published by The Florida Bar, Sixth Edition, 2020.
- Protection of Inherited IRA's, ACTEC Law Journal, Co-Author, Vol. 36, No. 3, Winter, 2010
- Disclaimer Reform and UDPIA: The Disappointing Amendments of 2006 Estate Planning, Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, December, 2006 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
- How Protected Are Your Clients' Retirement Accounts After the 2005 Bankruptcy Act?, The Florida Bar Journal, November, 2005
- Disclaimer Reform: New Developments and Additional Reflections Estate Planning, Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, June, 2005 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
- Perfecting Disclaimer Reform: Suggestions for a Revised Uniform Act, Estate Planning, a publication of Warren, Gorham & Lamont of RIA, Volume 31, Number 4, April, 2004 (Co-Author with Professor Adam Hirsch)
- Disclaimer Reform Is on the Way, Action Line, a publication of The Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Vol. XXV, No. 4, Summer, 2004
- Pet Trusts: The Next New Thing on Your Estate Planning Questionnaire, The Docket, a Newsletter of the Sarasota County Bar Association, November, 2002
- Waiting for Estate Tax Repeal: What Do You Tell Your Clients in the Meantime?, The Florida Bar Journal, November 4, 2001
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc., Past Board Chair, Director
- Woman's Exchange, Inc., Past Board Chair, Director
- Charitable Gift Planners of Southwest Florida, Past President
- Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council, Past President
- The Florida Bar Journal, Past Probate and Trust Column Editor
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Asset Protection Committee, Vice-Chair
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, IRA and Employee Benefits, Committee Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Probate Law and Procedure, Committee Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Trust Law, Committee Member
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Estate and Trust Tax Planning Committee, Past Chair
- The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Examination Review Committee, Past Chair
- Sarasota County Bar Association, Member
- Sarasota Concert Band and Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble, Director
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers® 2021 "Lawyer of the Year," Trusts and Estates Law, Sarasota Metro Area
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Best Lawyers® 2018 "Lawyer of the Year," Trusts and Estates Law, Sarasota Metro Area
- Best Lawyers® 2016 "Lawyer of the Year," Trusts and Estates Law, Sarasota Metro Area
- Best Lawyers® 2012 "Lawyer of the Year," Trusts and Estates Law, Tampa Area
- 2007 - 2021 Florida Super Lawyer®
- 2008 - 2021 Florida Legal Elite
- 2010 - 2021 Best Lawyers® in America
- Top 50: 2019 Tampa Bay Super Lawyers ® List
- Top 100: 2016 & 2019 Florida Super Lawyers ® List
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Client's Guide
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Languages
- Proficient in Mandarin Chinese
- French
Personal Interests
- Being a husband to his wife, and a father to his daughter
- Playing the tuba with the Sarasota Concert Band and the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble
- Voracious reader of history, 19th century fiction and 21st century thrillers
- Annually attending the Indianapolis 500 since the 1970s
